George F. Sternberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

George F. Sternberg

American paleontologist

Date of Birth: 26-Aug-1883

Place of Birth: Lawrence, Kansas, United States

Date of Death: 23-Oct-1969

Profession: paleontologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About George F. Sternberg

  • George Fryer Sternberg (1883–1969) was a paleontologist best known for his discovery in Gove County, Kansas of the "fish-within-a-fish" of Xiphactinus audax with a recently eaten Gillicus arcuatus within its stomach.
  • He was the son of Charles Hazelius Sternberg and nephew of Brigadier General George M.
  • Sternberg (1838–1915).
  • The Sternberg Museum of Natural History at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas is named for him and other members of his fossil collecting family like his father Charles Hazelius Sternberg (1850–1943), or his brother Charles Mortram Sternberg (1885–1981).

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